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Constitutions, Positive Rights and Class Mobility

Dear Friends, It seems to me that any Constitution that is a list of “positive rights” is nothing more than Slave Papers. Such Constitutions require that one group/faction is entitled to the labor of another group/faction. No matter if, the … Continue reading

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Energy

Dear Friends, It seems to me that if the Maya had not polluted their own drinking water, with the corpses of their sacrificial victims, they would not have collapsed as a civilization. What we are doing with energy is almost … Continue reading

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Japanese Disaster

Dear Friends, It seems to me that some politician somewhere said, “You should never waist a crisis.” He meant that a cagey politician should use any crisis that comes along to further their political agenda. Never mind, the crass and … Continue reading

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The Price of Anything

Dear Friends, It seems to me, that everyone who has grown up in a market based economy, should have a basic understanding of the way supply interacts with demand, to reach a price equilibrium, and that if demand is reduced, … Continue reading

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US Budget Woes

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the US government must get it’s spending under control or else the spending will get the government under control. US government debt is projected to grow so fast it will outstrip the ability … Continue reading

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Foolishness in Wisconsin

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there is plenty of blame to go around in the Wisconsin budget debate. Their budget is on fire and they act like children! This is the United States of America, we are supposed … Continue reading

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Rare Earth Elements

Dear Friends, It seems to me that with the world wide shortage of rare earth elements (REE), and the concentration of production in China, some out of the box thinking might work to the advantage of some entrepreneurs and the … Continue reading

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NUMA

Dear Friends, It seems to me that history, and the present, show us that the Elite in all societies need to be policed. Perhaps the societal upheavals we are witnessing lately could have been avoided, or maybe even stopped, by … Continue reading

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What Form Compassion?

Dear Friends, It seems to me that compassion is not really a relative term. Compassion is both self effacing and uplifting to another. Compassion is never insidious. Is this compassion… If a government provided it’s people, free of charge regardless … Continue reading

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Happy 100th Birthday Ron Reagan!

Dear Friends, It seems to me that Ronald Reagan was a great president. He took the United States, from an economic point similar to the one we are in, and turned it around to have low unemployment, good growth in … Continue reading

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